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Cervical Cancer
Influence of human papillomavirus on cancer progression studied
October 13th, 2005
The influence of human papillomavirus on cancer progression was recently studied. "Infection with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) is a necessary event in the development of cervical carcinoma; however, not all women who become infected with HPV will progress to cancer," stated scientists from the United States. "Much is known about the molecular influence of HPV E6 and E7 proteins on the malignant transformation. Little is known about the additional factors needed to drive the process." M .E. Scheurer and colleagues used "Quantitative real-time PCR to quantitate mRNA expression of the E7 gene in women exhibiting normal epithelium,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-13)
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